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Many observers say that drastic public safety budget cuts at the Miami and Miami-Dade County Police Departments have led to the recent spike in recent shootings, where at least 18 people have been shot recently in 21 drive-bys. One of the victims was a 14-year-old boy.

County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson called for a "State of Emergency" meeting, but others, including officials at the Dade County PBA, are saying what the Department needs is to have their funding restored, not another meeting.

A recent report on Political Cortadito notes that what these elected county leaders ought to do is make the police department whole and fund public safety properly—that it is impossible to fight crime with emergency meetings and feel-good rallies at the same time officers and specialized units are getting cut.

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